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Recognised as Colour

#6246F2

  • #6246F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6246F2 is a blue with RGB values 98, 70, 242 and HSL 250°, 87%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6246F2#6246F2
HEX#6246F2
RGBrgb(98, 70, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.2745, 0.949
RGB percentages38.4%, 27.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(249.8, 86.9%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 71.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK59.5%, 71.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,440,690
CSS custom property--colour: #6246F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#9DB90D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.9Dark violet · ΔE 23Medium blue · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6F246
Analogous#4680F2, #B846F2
Triadic#F26246, #46F262
Split complementary#F2B846, #80F246
Tetradic#F24680, #D6F246, #46F2B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBD5FC
Lighter +20%#B3A5F9
Lighter +10%#8A76F5
Darker −10%#3A16EF
Darker −20%#2B0EC4
Darker −30%#210A95
Darker −40%#160765
More saturated +25%#5939FF
Less saturated −25%#735FD9

Channel breakdown

R98
G70
B242
Red98 (38.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue249.77°
Saturation (HSL)86.87%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 46 · B F2

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